A Sydney training college is being accused of innappropriately claiming Federal Government training loans. And, former staff allege The Australasian College Broadway has frustrated some students' attempts to withdraw from courses they weren't happy with. The college strongly refutes the ...

A private Sydney college is accused of claiming federal student training loans for pupils who graduated without appropriate skills, with one former hairdressing student saying she "would have learnt more off YouTube"....

Most of us take for granted that we can read signs, books and newspapers, write letters and emails and use basic maths in our everyday life. But for people who aren't able to learn these skills properly early in life, getting by in the modern world can be a real challenge. We mistakenly believe that in a ...

Australia must find new approaches to education and training to overcome entrenched youth unemployment, an academic warns. Professor John Spoehr of Adelaide University says there is a cycle of intergenerational unemployment which is proving hard to break and restricting the dole and other ...

In the first weeks of the Abbott Government, Treasurer Joe Hockey was criticised for talking about a budget blowout while announcing the Government will not proceed with at least seven revenue-raising measures proposed by the former government. One of the initiatives scrapped was a $2,000 cap ...

A mining simulator that generates the experience of driving a 90 tonne coal truck has been set up in front of Customs House in the heart of Sydney to promote mining courses. TAFE teacher, Kirrily Rourke, says students are still interested in mining careers despite the downturn in the industry. The ...